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Move of the week: stretch your side body and improve your posture with a kneeling sidebend
3 years ago
Welcome to our Move of the Week series. Every Monday, we’ll be sharing one of our favourite exercises with you – how to do it, what muscles it works and why it should be a regular part of your workout regime. This week: kneeling sidebends.
Our yoga practice often focuses on stretching the front and back of the body with moves like upward and downward dogs. But it’s important not to neglect stretching the side of the body. That’s particularly true if you spend a lot of time sitting and slouching at your desk, as the intercostal muscles (the muscles between the ribs), lats and obliques can get tight and cause discomfort and pain.
Side-body stretches are great to strengthen and lengthen our muscles and ease any tension we may be feeling. Our favourite? The kneeling sidebend.
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